Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$537	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	81.1K	1.33M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 47% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4682nd and 6457th ($1168 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Porto Alegre ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6176th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre

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	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$8117

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$584
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$664
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$535
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$622
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$631
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$637
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$540
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$549
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$596
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$619
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$472
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$653
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$596
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$622
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$492
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$593
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$623
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$660
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$620
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$826
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$728
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$653
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$648
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$670
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$691
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$635
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$373